market_cap

Definition and usage guidance for the growthepie market_cap metric.

market_cap measures market capitalization for covered chains with supported token coverage. Use market_cap when you want circulating-value style valuation rather than fully diluted valuation.

Key Facts

• Canonical metric_id: market_cap

• Canonical metric_key values: market_cap_usd, market_cap_eth

• Unit: USD and ETH

• Hourly detail available: no

• Coverage: see master.json.metrics.market_cap.supported_chains

• Common search synonyms: market cap

Example Request

curl -s https://api.growthepie.com/v1/export/market_cap.json

Example Response Excerpt

[
  {
    "metric_key": "market_cap_usd",
    "origin_key": "optimism",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "value": 6200000000.0
  },
  {
    "metric_key": "market_cap_eth",
    "origin_key": "optimism",
    "date": "2026-03-01",
    "value": 2070000.0
  }
]

When To Use market_cap

• Compare token market value across covered chains

• Pair market value with usage metrics such as txcount or daa

When Not To Use market_cap

• You need fully diluted valuation

• You need onchain activity or cost metrics

Caveats

• market_cap is a market metric and can change because of price moves.

Related Pages

• fdv

• daa